Real estate blog entries tagged with sem

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sem: From ActiveRain Blog Post To #2 In Google Results In Less Than 2 Hours - 09/29/08 07:16 PM

I just wrote a blog post today about the reason for not abbreviating words in your blog posts: How Saving a Second or Two Typing Can Cost You in Search Engine Placement
When I wrote that post I had other reasons in mind as well...
Besides the content I wanted to share about abbreviations and web … (9 comments)

sem: How Saving a Second or Two Typing Can Cost You in Search Engine Placement - 09/29/08 03:40 PM

Abbreviations are so common anymore with the popularity of text messaging, but should they stay in the text messaging realm and stay off your ActiveRain (AR) Blog posts?
(I have put some common abbreviations in parenthesis after their full versions throughout this post to show how easy it is to simply … (4 comments)

sem: What the heck is 'SEO'? - 08/21/08 11:59 AM

I first discovered Search Engine Optimization the day I took over the company website. At the time I was working for a nonprofit, way before I started my own company. We were using a content management system at the time and I discovered that search engine spiders (yes, another term worth … (16 comments)

sem: Keyword Strategies for Realtors | Advanced Traffic Strategies - 08/18/08 02:06 AM

A few months ago, I spoke to a room of people about web strategy for Realtors.
For some of you, it will be more of my same old shtick, but it is good basic stuff to review. If you're new to the whole internet marketing thing, then there is some real gold … (12 comments)

sem: 21st Century Testimonials - 08/13/08 06:26 PM

A good testimonial is a nice thing. It strokes our ego, reminds us of a good sale that we were part of and also it helps us to show a track record to possible future clients. I do believe that a good group of testimonials as well as a clean bill … (0 comments)

sem: Google, Yahoo, Cuil? - 08/04/08 07:29 AM

What is cool about Cuil is that is a cost efficient search engine . Yahoo's initial investment to enter the search arena was $300 million, Cuil's architecture permits entry into a ‘series B' price point; for a second round of venture capital, the standard term is not in hundreds of millions, … (0 comments)

sem: Your Website, Your Sales Representative - 08/01/08 08:58 AM

A website that functions as a top notch sales team 24/7 can be a vital asset to any type of business. Building a website that acts as a powerful sales tool can be extremely time consuming, as it requires extensive research as well as creative and technical talent.
Your sales team … (1 comments)

sem: Progressive Enhancement - 07/28/08 08:34 AM

Incorporating SEO in Flash websites is a common issue faced by search engine marketing companies and their clientele. It is commonly suggested that flash websites are simply not search engine friendly, and for that reason many assume search engine optimization for flash is impossible. If Google is able to read parts … (0 comments)

sem: Psychology and Point of Sale - 07/18/08 08:45 AM

Picking up where we left off, the field of Psychology is a wealth of knowledge. As stated before, Psychology is basically the science of our personalities with regard to perception, emotion, cognition, behavior and the individual and collective unconscious.
Building on this idea, it is necessary to be able to use … (0 comments)

sem: The Business of Psychology - 07/16/08 08:17 AM

Wikipedia defines psychology as “an academic and applied discipline involving the phenomenological and scientific study of mental processes and behavior.”
Psychology is in essence the science of our personalities, and therefore encompasses important information such as perception, emotion, cognition, behavior and the individual and collective unconscious. These aspects are directly tied … (0 comments)

sem: The Content and Appearance of your Website - 07/14/08 08:33 AM

The content of your website translates to the content of your character as a business. Visitors will take a few seconds to scan your homepage, taking in a couple of lines or tabs and either remaining on your site or moving to the next website. It is vital that the content … (0 comments)

sem: How Many Blogs Do You Have? - 07/13/08 08:11 PM

Let's be real...you are passionate about what you do, or would'nt be on active rain. There comes a time when you can only blog just so much per day/evening/week/ and you are forced to show homes and WORK for a living. hehe
How many blog do you have and list them below for … (33 comments)

sem: SEO + Getting the Buzz for Leads. A Real Life THINK DIFFERENT Example. - 07/13/08 04:47 PM

Every once in a while, I get a chance to think outside the box for a client.
Such is the case for my Keller Williams client in Colorado Springs -- Jamie Mades. His website was hosted with Hoop Jumper which is a good company to host with. The challenge for me … (4 comments)

sem: GMAC. Santa Fe Office. Look at them now. - 07/13/08 04:25 PM

The GMAC Website for the Santa Fe, NM office is still in the SEO incubator. We managed to land several page one rankings and a lot of page 2, page 3 rankings. One of the most astonishing page one ranks is for the newly formed commercial division of GMAC.
Google SEO … (0 comments)

sem: eProspecting. Pullan.com. Mission accomplished. - 07/13/08 04:17 PM

Okay, I can take this one off of life support now. Go to Google and enter in the phrase: real estate websites (3 word search).
You now see Pullan.com (eProspecging.com) in a lofty Google page 1 position #5 and holding. Google should do another PageRank update sometime between now and the … (0 comments)

sem: Internet Marketing Asset Allocation - 07/11/08 12:38 AM

I view my web properties like a valuable portfolio the same way I think of my investment portfolio. Research, planning, discipline, execution, and analysis are the same activities needed to succeed. I think the analogy makes sense for a number of reasons. First of all, … (13 comments)

sem: Web Browsing and SEM - 07/09/08 08:24 AM

It is important to have a qualified and experienced SEM team behind your business. These individuals dedicate their career to furthering your endeavors, leaving you to focus on your operations. Knowing already that SEM includes SEO, and that the visibility and conversion rates of your business are drastically affected by whether … (0 comments)

sem: Let's Learn Together--Questions #2: What Is "Social Media"? dosh dosh? - 07/09/08 02:17 AM

In what has to be one of the most underutilized and misunderstood components to Web 2.0, Social Media is a subject that many believe they understand--often in broad less than detailed strokes.
Q: What is "Social Media" and how can you effectively utilizes this component in your marketing efforts?
Q: What … (0 comments)

sem: Statistics Speak - 07/07/08 08:52 AM

Statistics over the recent decade show that companies and investors are recognizing and utilizing Search Engine Marketing at a rapid rate. In 2006 North American advertisers spent an astonishing $9.4 billion dollars on SEM, a 62% increase from 2005 and a staggering 750% increase from 2002. I think it is safe … (1 comments)

sem: W3C and the future of internet marketing - 07/05/08 01:03 PM

The World Wide Web Consortium is an international arena where member organizations, the public, and a full-time staff band together to ensure Web standards. The mission statement of W3C is as follows:
“To lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing protocols and guidelines that ensure long-term growth … (0 comments)

sem: Hello World - 07/04/08 10:32 PM

This is my first blog here on Active Rain. I am very excited to finally join the community. I am a University of Florida graduate with a background in online business, SEO (search engine optimization), and SEM (search engine marketing). I am a proud natural born Floridian. I have a passion … (15 comments)

sem: Traffic Secrets 2.0 - Now Launched - 07/04/08 03:18 PM

John Reese is one of those mastermind guys that knows how to move a ton of web traffic on the web. The free info alone on this program is well worth your time to check out.

This is the link to his traffic secrets 2.0 course, this is good stuff … (1 comments)

sem: Competitive Intelligence - 06/30/08 12:40 PM

There will come a point in your business strategy that you will begin to analyze the advantages of complimenting your current strategies with SEO (search engine optimization) and SEM (search engine marketing) as a possibility to grow if you have not already. There are many who assume that simply because they … (0 comments)

sem: Now Get The ADVANTAGE on Craig's List ! - NEW TOOL- **FREE** - 06/29/08 03:27 PM

Are you looking for an edge when using Craig's list?
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Let me know if this helps you, as I am always thinking of ways to help my fellow agents! … (58 comments)

sem: Web Hosting | Web Development | Web designing | Seo services - 06/23/08 05:24 AM

Easyway2host.com was established in 2002 by a team of professional programmers and developers for those who were continually disappointed in the lack of service, support and stability in the Hosting market. Having had sites disappear, having had pages rendered inaccessible due to poor networking and overloaded servers, having had prices increased … (1 comments)

sem: Launching a web-site is tough work....... - 06/19/08 07:52 PM

Easymailmaker.com
We've been hard at work and the release of our new direct marketing web-site is fast approaching. Our official release date is next week but I wanted to write and share some interesting points that I've learnt of the last few months.

Keep it Simple.
There is … (2 comments)

sem: Keyword Advice for PPC Marketing - 06/17/08 04:43 PM

If you're running a PPC campaign you know how expensive top keywords can get.
Search Marketing Standard's series on Seven Habits of Highly Successful Search Engine Marketing gives solid and helpful advice on how to spend your online marketing budget wisely.
There are a couple of areas in Part II - … (17 comments)

sem: LeadQual Blog Launch - SEM, SEO, Lead Qualification - 06/10/08 02:07 PM

LeadQual has just launched their blog.
See entries on Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Lead Qualification and general Industry and Leadqual News.
My first entry discusses LeadQual's rapid growth amidst our difficult economic times, the outlook on the SEM industry, as well as hiring experiences in the SEM market.
Enjoy!
… (0 comments)

sem: Independent Brokers Network Meeting: SEM vs SEO-Do You Have Money Or Time? - 06/05/08 12:36 PM

The IBNMarin, Independent Brokers Network meeting held Tuesday June 3 in San Rafael, CA, hosted guest speaker Steven Schneiderman the Online Sales Manager for the San Francisco Chronicle’s website SFgate.com. MC. for IBN, the indispensable Frank Sunshine, Sunshine Realty and Marketing, did another stellar job of bringing a speaker and … (0 comments)

sem: SEO Terms - 06/05/08 09:35 AM

Serena Brown of Taylor-Brown Real Estate recently asked "Can you do a blog post on different SEO Terms"?

I think first and foremost we need to define SEO and understand the differences between SEO and SEM.

SEO - Search Engine Optimization is a process that first starts with how … (2 comments)

sem: Give something away for free - 05/25/08 05:29 PM

If you're not building an email list of potential clients then you are seriously missing out on a highly effective marketing avenue. If you're wondering why then you need to do some research into this ASAP.
On one of my sites I proactively try to grab as many people as possible … (3 comments)

sem: Promote Your Real Estate Business Internationally - 05/15/08 10:08 AM

Lets face it....the world is becoming smaller as we speak with all the connections with the internet and the constant alliances that are being built abroad. International businesses are transferring people to all parts of the US and who knows, they may choose you! Also, I want to share with all my subscribers … (10 comments)

sem: Increasing Traffic to Your Real Estate Websites - What's it all about? - 05/13/08 11:01 AM

Understanding the concepts surrounding search engine optimization and website marketing is the first step towards making your website successful as a leadgeneration and sales tool through the internet as a marketing medium.
Search engine optimization(SEO) is defined as initiatives that affect a site's natural or organic search engine ranking results (not … (3 comments)

sem: How To Keep Viewers On Your Website For Longer Periods - 05/04/08 08:53 AM

All of us have this problem....people surf and click their free time away and before you know it, your site did not capture the lead. Frustrating sometimes.
Here is a tool that could change this for you.
Snap shots uses your links to bring the most appropriate information about the sites you're pointing … (17 comments)

sem: Great Tech Tip - Making Banners & Buttons - 05/01/08 07:01 AM

Active rainers! Ever want to know a fast way to make a banner or cut and paste design? try this....

In the upper right of your keyboard, press the key on your keyboard titled "print screen"
then go to your paint program and click the rectangular box.
next step is … (30 comments)

sem: Give a Shout Out to Google! Make Sure Your Site is Indexed. - 04/19/08 08:55 PM

In my last post, I promised to follow up with a simple plan for launching an SEO effort on your site. As a quick refresher, these three components are the basis of any SEO plan. If you are looking for a place to start, your best bet is to follow this … (45 comments)

sem: Back to Basics: 3 Principles to Winning in Google - 04/14/08 01:10 PM

I’ve seen it over and over again. Your website has been live for a while, your blog is up and running, and you’re finally starting to implement some SEO methods. Excited by the possibility of all that traffic, you run out and get a few inbound links to your site, and … (17 comments)

sem: Domain Names - Choosing the Right One - 04/14/08 01:08 PM

You may be wondering about the importance of domain names. How important are they to determining your rank in Google? Should you consider changing your name to something that includes keywords about your site?Are Domain Names Important?Yes! Domain names are important factors in determining your site’s rankings. As the search engine … (21 comments)

sem: Top 10 reasons why you need to blog - 04/11/08 12:03 PM

Blogging is great. We're all on here blogging away and I'm sure most of us actually enjoy it. It can be time consuming sometimes and often we may lack inspiration but blogging is very important for your business. Here are the top 10 reasons why you should start blogging (hello to … (14 comments)

sem: Don't Get Ripped Off! 5 Tips for Selecting a SEO Vendor. - 04/07/08 11:05 AM

5 Tips for Selecting a SEO Vendor Don’t Get Ripped Off! 5 Tips for Selecting a SEO Vendor
If you’re just starting out in the world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), there’s a good chance that you’re getting a lot of well, “conflicting” information. Some of this is due to simple … (18 comments)

sem: Why you MUST understand SEO - 04/04/08 12:35 PM

I'm sure everyone on here has a website for their business. In fact it's positively abnormal not to have a website these days.As part of your overall marketing strategy a website is hugely powerful. However, realising the true potential of your site can take time and a considerable amount of effort, … (3 comments)

sem: Advertising with Adwords... A total waste? - 04/02/08 11:33 AM

I was talking on the phone today with a real estate agent here in the Northwest about his online marketing efforts.
He's been running a bit of Adwords campaign. Not spending a lot of money, not getting a lot of clicks and not getting a lot of results.
Today, he decided to turn … (5 comments)

sem: Improve Search Engine Ranking: Use Your Keyword Phrase in HTML - 04/01/08 11:57 AM

If you were following along last week you noticed that we looked a bit at some of the Google operators. sit: and allintitle: Today I'll introduce you to another operator - "all in text" You can use this operator by going to www.google.com and typing in allintext: followed by your … (4 comments)

sem: ******More Craig's List Tips ***** - 03/30/08 10:32 AM

The code to generate this ad is below:
*********************Important Public Notice ************************This ad is for agents that are new to posting on craig's list, and was done to assist them with putting html code on their ads to capture clients to thier websites.  good luck! This Message is brought … (23 comments)

sem: 17 Quick Tips for Generating Links to Your Site - 03/28/08 05:27 PM

10 Quick Tips for Generating Links to Your Site Here are a few tips for generating quality inbound links to your site. Some involve creating new content, and others simply leverage your existing content.
Remember, the golden rule of SEO is that high-quality content will inherently rank more highly … (99 comments)

sem: Top 5 Mistakes for SEO Newbies - A MUST READ!!!! - 03/19/08 03:50 PM

Top 5 Mistakes for SEO Newbies  As a search engine marketing professional, I have consulted for a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to small, local businesses. It always amazes me that EVERY new client makes the SAME … (45 comments)

sem: New Ipaper - Just another way to get your name out there. - 03/12/08 07:15 PM

So here's the SEO tip:
Make a document that relates to housing prices in your area. Or maybe it's about the contrast between mortgage rates and local land values.. whatever it is, use your keywords, have it be on subject.
You can do this with your word files, pdf's or other document formats … (3 comments)

sem: Spiders sniff out the fresh stuff - 03/08/08 02:51 AM

Are you keeping your site fresh and up to date? Constantly updating the content on your site will give it more importance in the search engines's eyes. That's why blogs work.
The fact that Google owns Blogger shows just how important Google views fresh content. In fact, after posting on my blog … (9 comments)

sem: Are you building a list? - 03/05/08 09:44 AM

Here's an area where many businesses let themselves down BIG TIME. They don't capture email addresses.
Email addresses are priceless! Why?
Firstly, if you're used to having a decent level of traffic from the search engines and one day they change their algorithm (as often happens) you can all of a sudden lose … (6 comments)

sem: Google-Yahoo-Microsoft At The SMX SEO SEM Show - 03/03/08 11:24 PM

I just attended the SMX West show. It was my first SEO-search engine optimization show and SEM-search engine marketing show. I thought it was GREAT. Everyone did a wonderful job-the speakers, the organizers, the attendees. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot from all the speakers. I came … (0 comments)

sem: My favourite SEO secret weapon - 03/03/08 06:19 PM

Here's a really simple and really effective tool that I see so few realtors using...the web cam!
Web cams are a really effective way of generating links to your website (which help your search engine ranking) and also offer a very "sticky" element to sites.
People love to see images and especially dynamic … (6 comments)

sem: Helping realtors with SEO and SEM advice - 03/03/08 05:52 PM

Hi everyone.
I'm new to AR but have been drawn in by the amazing community you guys (and gals) have established here. This is a great site and I hope to be able to contribute to it.
I am not a realtor myself but over the past 5 years have been providing leading … (5 comments)

sem: Greatest Real Estate Agent SEO Contest Follow Up - 02/28/08 02:26 PM

The contest to rank for the term greatest real estate agent in the world has taken on a life of its own with contestants that range from real estate agents to those that are SEO consultants by trade. Currently, I am in 5th place in the contest which I suppose isn't too bad … (0 comments)

sem: How Much Google Juice Do You Have? - 02/27/08 10:46 PM

The inspiring design, llc. PageRank Tool
With all the talk of SEO, SEM, SE... What is important, and what is not??? Google makes it a bit easier to rank yourself and find out, "What is your Google Juice?"
PageRank is a numeric value that represents how important a page is on … (3 comments)

sem: Learn SEO with Brad Callen | SEO Expert - 02/20/08 07:32 PM

I get a lot of work doing SEO and I have to say that up until about 3 years ago, I didn't really know much about SEO.
It wasn't until I started to want to get my business to show up on google that I started to wonder how that all worked.
Before … (4 comments)

sem: SEO your site with SEARCHLES - 02/09/08 02:52 PM

OK, so if you've been reading my blog, you'll have started to link to your site using the tools that are out there like social media sites. Linking to your sites with social media can skyrocket your google ranking.

This is an interesting site, firstly because it lets you add links … (5 comments)

sem: Web 2.0.. What is it? How Can You Benefit From It? Also Includes Link Baiting Strategies - 02/06/08 10:42 PM

** The E-Book Is Free, I do not even want an e-mail address**
I have written an e-book on Web 2.0 and the best Link Baiting Strategies.. The book is almost 30 pages in length and in .pdf format... I took a great deal of time writing the book and tried to … (3 comments)

sem: Fishing for Clients! - 01/17/08 11:14 AM

http://www.acastleofmyown.com/ http://www.lendingwow.com/
How To Use Search Engine Marketing Effectively
It's no secret; real estate agents need search engine marketing (SEM) to survive today's declining market. If you are finding it difficult to locate clients, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to throw more money at the problem, … (1 comments)

sem: Search Engine Optimization | Houston SEO | Search Engine Marketing | Houston SEM | Magnetiks - 12/28/07 02:06 PM

Jeremy Williams with Keller Williams Realty Northeast utilitizes the services of Magnetiks Internet Media to drive more traffic to his clients listings through a search engine friendly website. To learn more about the real estate services Jeremy Williams utilizes to market your home in today's competitive market, and how to have your … (0 comments)

sem: 10 Steps to Promoting You and Your Business using Social Media - 12/23/07 10:22 AM

December 23rd, 2007 Oh, if I had a nickel for every time I heard “you’re too old for MySpace”. If I did, I wouldn’t have to try and grow my business at all, I would be retired. Problem is, people are quick to judge and I am short on nickels. … (46 comments)

sem: Establish your "mega-presence" online. - 12/07/07 09:02 AM

Hey all, this is from my article in this month's RIS Media (http://rismag.imprev.net/2007/12/) pg 124/125
http://rismedia.com/wp/2007-12-11/how-to-establish-your-mega-presence-on-the-web/ (complete)
"The average agent would probably count a website as part of their marketing plan and as important as their PDA, computer and digital camera. Yet, like many marketing tools of the past (see Polaroid and the Newspaper) the … (6 comments)

sem: A Pay Per Click or an Organic Search Engine Marketing strategy? - 11/26/07 02:00 AM

We'd never suggest that PPC isn't a great strategy [it is] and we readily admit we're biased about blogging as a search engine marketing strategy, but here are some ideas / some food for thought on the subject. Please read on here.
Chris
Real Estate Blogsites/ Kinetic Knowledge
… (2 comments)

sem: Make Sure you are Targeting The Keywords People are Searching For - 11/21/07 08:33 AM

Keyword tools like Wordtracker are great but they are not always up to date and they only use a small percentage of the search data that is available. If you only use tools like Wordtracker, Overture's tool, or other keyword tools you could be missing out on a lot of really … (4 comments)

sem: The truth about SEO & SEM! - 11/15/07 09:16 AM

SEO = Search Engine Optimization
SEM = Search Engine Marketing = Pay-per-click (PPC)
Everyone calls you all day long about "putting you at the top, guaranteeing leads, always being number 1...etc." The truth is, you can only do this by getting your website improved. yes, there is ALWAYS room for improvement. Websites move … (8 comments)

sem: Search Engine Question and Answer - 11/13/07 01:41 PM

After spending a lot of time at AR and other real estate forums and blogs I see a lot of questions about SEO and search engine marketing. I see quite a few unique questions but I also see a lot of questions asked over and over again. The problem with AR … (6 comments)

sem: Internet Leads - Mixing the Perfect Drink - 10/24/07 12:33 PM

Internet Leads - Mixing the Perfect Drink by Tim Mancuso - Director Global Sales, MyREALTY.com
There is much ado these days about Internet Leads - purchase vs. self-generate vs. PPC, and which are 'good' leads (the Glengarry leads.. ) and which are 'bad' leads..There … (3 comments)

sem: Listen in on an SEO call with Robert Farrelly and Riel Roussopoulos - 10/19/07 01:41 PM

Robert and I spoke for about a half hour this morning about our philosophy regarding SEO and how we felt about various aspects of SEO such as Page Rank, Link Exchanges, Duplicate Content and other geeky web things you may or may not be interested in.
Click to have a listen … (0 comments)

sem: War of The (SEO) Worlds - 10/08/07 09:10 AM

The paid link issue has been a hotly contested and discussed topic in SEO forums and blogs for a while now. At SES San Jose the paid link forum took on a life of it's own. There was a lot of back and forth between pro paid link people, Matt Cutts, … (6 comments)

sem: Using Google Maps to Increase your Search Value - 10/08/07 12:09 AM

Have a look at Google Maps and plug in your address.
It will ask you if you'd like to save your map... do that.
You can then use the Rich Text Editor to upload a graphic (like your logo) and make a description with a link back to your site. Click … (17 comments)

sem: Learn How Active Rain can help your search ranking on Google. - 10/07/07 06:00 PM

Are you wondering how this whole Blogging thing helps to get you found on Google? What's page rank and how does it help your site?
Or Maybe you already get the concepts behind fresh content and why you want to blog, but you don't understand why you'd want to blog HERE? … (13 comments)

sem: Learn how to Skyrocket your ranking on Google. - 10/07/07 01:58 AM

Looking for the secret to nail yourself to the top of google for all your keywords?
Learn what you need to know about driving traffic to your site.

More Traffic in Traffic Videos on my site, if you liked this one.
Social Bookmark sites allow you to make a link on … (77 comments)

sem: Have you been "Googled" - 10/03/07 09:36 PM

Will somebody please tell me three things,
1. How many people that search for the terms real estate and homes are active home buyers looking for homes?
2. How many of people that search for the terms real estate and homes are agents looking for their own placement on the search engine
3. For … (37 comments)

sem: BlogRush: Increase your PageRank? - 09/21/07 11:04 AM

I've installed BlogRush, and I know a lot of others are installing it from ActiveRain to boost traffic to their blog. (If you need step-by-step instructions on how to install it on your ActiveRain blog, view this post. To Add BlogRush to your own blog, sign-up at the BlogRush site.).
The question … (7 comments)

sem: More traffic than your blog can handle? And it's free? - 09/20/07 04:43 PM

I just posted this to a forum on blogging and thought the 'greater blog community' might benefit from it also.
That's one of the postings I read about BlogRush. I've decided to give it a shot. The price is right (it's free).
BlogRush is a 'widget' that you place on your blog. … (1 comments)

sem: Welcome to Active Rain Now What - 08/13/07 07:58 AM

New to Active Rain
I would like to Welcome our newest member to Active Rain:
Jeffery MalburgLizz WaltersScott AdamsSusan ThompsonMailie OsbornChristy KingNow that you have joined now what. What to post about, well here are some ideas. Post news and events about your local market. Market reports and photo's are a great place … (4 comments)

sem: Internet Advertising To Exceed All other Ad Media by 2011. - 08/07/07 11:10 AM

I remember when I first started working with Internet Advertising. Everyone assumed I was responsible for sending them spam emails about porn and viagra. The common belief was that Internet advertising was a niche trend that most businesses were not involved. Obviously that has changed quite a bit in the last … (5 comments)

sem: Social Networking part 2 - Facebook and LinkedIn - 07/23/07 03:07 PM

I just want to give http://Facebook.com and http://LinkedIn.com proper placement in my social networking roadmap. I left them out of my initial posting about Social Networking.
Facebook
In my previous posting, I sort of disregarded FaceBook as a "MySpace" - but I am quite wrong. Sure it definitely can be, but recently … (7 comments)

sem: Staging Your Website: - 07/17/07 08:09 AM

Don't you wish you could have those open house hidden cameras they use on those real estate reality shows for your website? You would be able to find out what potential clients really thought about your website. How long they stayed, etc...Well "Google Analytics" offers the opportunity to find out what … (16 comments)

sem: 20,000 Points - whew! - 07/14/07 06:26 PM

I think this one puts me over the 20K marker - took a while, but it's been fun :o)
I love Active Rain and meeting you all - I definitely will keep blogging here well into the future. In fact I encourage all my clients, and others I meet in the real … (15 comments)

sem: Google Analytics Reporting Feature - 07/10/07 11:11 PM

One of our favorite features of Google Analytics is the ability to create .pdf versions of traffic reports. We setup unique URL's for our listings, for example http://www.broadlakeview.com. Additionally, we add a lot of images, virtual tours, floorplans, etc...Anything to get people to look at our listings. On a monthly basis … (1 comments)

sem: Setting Up Goals In Google Analytics - 07/10/07 05:51 PM

The experts say that effective real estate websites should have focused goals. In other words, what’s your site about? If you are trying to be all things to all people chances are you aren’t having a lot of success on line.
Online Real Estate guru’s like Michael Russer have been preaching … (4 comments)

sem: Another Real Estate Website SEO Tip of The Day - Title Tags - 07/09/07 06:47 PM

Something that is as simple as writing a good effective title can be more difficult than one might imagine - but here are a couple tricks to help out.
First you probably know that the title is one of the most important identifying factors that tells a search engine, and in turn … (7 comments)

sem: Knowing When to hold 'Em of Fold 'Em - SEO Tip of the Day - 07/09/07 06:06 PM

One of the hardest things about the search engine optimization realm is know when to adapt your website due to changes in the search engine algorithms, but it's even harder to know when to not make changes and then act accordingly. Truly knowing when to hold steady and not make changes is (in … (3 comments)

sem: Another Home Staging Website SEO Client Reports First Page Search Engine Results! - 06/30/07 06:08 PM

Congratulations to the home staging company, Nuances LLC (www.nuances,net) of Cape Cod, MA on total Internet domination in their geographical coverage area in the category of home staging. Take a look at these results!
Yahoo:cape cod home stagingcape cod home staging companiesfalmouth ma home stagingsandwich ma home stagingeastern ma home staging companies
Google:cape cod … (0 comments)

sem: 21 Essential SEO Tips & Techniques: Search Engine Land - 06/28/07 08:22 AM

Matt McGee wrote a follow up to the 20 Don'ts of SEO with 21 Essential Tips for SEO. Again this is great information for those getting ready to start there SEO work. He offers a a lot of good advice those that are new to SEO as well as some advice … (6 comments)

sem: Real Estate Flypaper -- SEO Style --- Blogging Questions and Ideas - 06/27/07 11:51 AM

I responded to a post today and wrote possibly the longest comment I've ever written before so I figured heck, might as well turn it into my own post. Instead of just wasting it or under-utilizing the information.
Michele my blog is mainly focused on Search Engine and website oriented content. I hope … (13 comments)

sem: "No Follow" Cleanse Your Blog Of These Haters! -SEO 101 Part 2- -Free Tool Included- - 06/24/07 02:21 AM

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sem: Fun With Meta Tags 101 - Free Tools Series - With Pictures - 06/23/07 11:58 PM

Want to get a top ranking in search engines? No problem! All you need to do is add a few magical "meta tags" to your web pages, and you'll skyrocket to the top of the listings.
If only it were so easy. Let's make it clear:
Meta tags are not a … (12 comments)

sem: An Upgraded Custom Optimized Real Estate Website May Cost Less than You Think - 06/23/07 04:54 PM

How much do you think this one was for one of our clients?
www.CapeAnnRealEstate.com
And you should see how it ranks on Google and Yahoo!!
We can develop these very quickly - and they are not the limiting out of the box solutions that don't rank very well that you get from so many other … (1 comments)

sem: Increase Your Web-Presence Through Relocation Network - 06/23/07 03:39 PM

As we know in the SEO realm, inbound links from quality sites is an important variable when organic search engine rankings are calculated. As it is everyone's goal to increase your website's presence on the internet, I thought I would share a well built and structured website with you that offers FREE link … (2 comments)

sem: When is it time to upgrade your website? - 06/23/07 03:28 PM

It's always hard to pull the plug on a real estate website that may have been cutting edge at one time a couple years ago, back as websites get fancier and new technologies emerge it may be time to snaz up your website.
Here's a good before and after example of one … (2 comments)

sem: Google States: How can I improve my website's ranking? - 06/23/07 10:36 AM

As we all know, ranking highly on Google is the "ultimate" in internet marketing and web-presence since Google does have the largest market share of online searchers. So pay attention as Google states:
"The heart of our software is PageRankTM, a system for ranking web pages developed by our founders Larry Page and Sergey Brinat Stanford … (6 comments)

sem: Who receives the revenue for the ADS BY GOOGLE on the bottom of the Point2 Homes websites? - 06/17/07 11:58 AM

I can't imagine that real estate agents would put up competing ads on their own websites - who gets paid for this website marketing?
If this was my website I would want not put up ads for competing websites and not get the money for it. However, I am not really sure … (9 comments)

sem: Another Real Estate Website SEO Client Reports First Page Search Engine Results! - 06/17/07 10:11 AM

Congratulations to Rosemary Quarato and here newly optimized Cape Ann Real Estate real estate website for Cape Ann, MA - a part of Gloucester Massachusetts - these are some incredible results!! SEO working wonders...again!
Yahoo: Cape Ann real estate & Cape Ann Homes for saleYahoo:Gloucester real estate & Gloucester MA real estateYahoo: Beverly … (5 comments)

sem: SEO Tip of the Day - Search Engine Optimization for Real Estate Websites - 06/15/07 09:26 AM

Submitting your website:One of the first steps in the "right"direction to increase your website's traffic is to make sure your website is being found and crawled by the major search engines. Be wary of companies that offer to submit your website to 50 or 100+ search engines for $59.95 (or something like … (9 comments)

sem: Driving Traffic to Your Website - Tip of the Day - 06/13/07 05:53 PM

Once again I would like to tell you about the importance of high quality inbound links - no not those sites that you exchange links with that put all those "Sponsored Ads" above where they list you - the agent - most of those sites don't even rank well organically (naturally) … (16 comments)

sem: Real Estate Websites - SEO Tip of the Day - Mirror Sites Get Banned!! - 06/12/07 04:54 PM

As I rack my brain to try to always come up with something helpful, and of true value that you don't have to be a technology wiz to get and implement - which is not as easy at you may think - it came to me that sometimes I think too … (15 comments)

sem: Need a great FREE tool to check out your websites performance? - 06/11/07 04:18 PM

You know it isn't very often that a FREE tool can be so helpful. For those who maintain their own website or even for those who want to check out how their web guy or gal is doing for them we thought we would let everyone know about a site with … (3 comments)

sem: Website tip of the day - Don't Use Hidden Text and... - 06/09/07 09:04 AM

According to Google there are certain Things to Avoid - especially certain deceptive practices that can hurt your site since now the search engine spiders (or crawlers) know to look for them - for example:
Do not hide text by putting for example, white text on a white background - this will … (14 comments)

sem: Absolutely the most important factor to a successful website - 06/08/07 05:22 PM

Give visitors the information they're looking for - According to Google:Provide high-quality content on your pages, especially your homepage. This is the single most important thing to do. If your pages contain useful information, their content will attract many visitors and entice webmasters to link to your site. In creating a … (6 comments)

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